When we put together our list of the 100 most important moments in LGBT sports history, we knew we’d probably overlook something. Maybe an Austrian hurdler came out in the Eighties, or some Slovakian soccer player had said something horribly homophobic and damaging. And we may have missed something like that. But I was incredibly [...]
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Openly gay David Testo elected to U.S. Soccer Athlete Council
Openly gay professional soccer player David Testo has been elected by his peers to one of 18 open positions on the U.S. Soccer Athlete Council. Testo is the first publicly out man to serve on the council; He has been elected to a two-year term. His election is a testament to where the world of [...]
Non-Apology: Lee Steele’s new team, Nantwich Town FC, excuses Steele for anti-gay tweet
After being released by his former team for sending a homophobic tweet directed at Gareth Thomas, rugger Lee Steele has been quickly snatched up by Nantwich Town FC. The team wasted no time excusing Steele for his anti-gay tweet: Lee,38, was released by Oxford City this week due to comments on a social media site, [...]
New Jersey Assemblyman Charles Mainor directs anti-gay Tweet at Philadelphia Eagles
There is so much wrong with what New Jersey Assemblyman and Jersey City cop Charles Mainor tweeted while watching the Giants-Packers game Sunday night: “We are not going to just lay down, we come to play,” the message read. “Who the hell do you think we are the DALLAS COWGIRLS OR THOSE GAYBIRDS FROM PHILLY…NO WE [...]
Another gay teenager, Jeffrey Fehr, commits suicide. Closeted athletes still offer no help.
Every time I see a kid has killed himself, I can’t help but think about the professional athletes who are closeted. In case you missed it, teenager Jeffrey Fehr killed himself near Sacramento, Calif., on New Year’s Day. He was gay, and it’s now evident that anti-gay bullying was part of what lead him to [...]
Laura Robson wears rainbow hair ribbon at Australian Open
British tennis player Laura Robson wore a rainbow hair ribbon at the Australian Open on Sunday, and she was well aware that the gesture made a statement about equality for LGBT people. She said, according to The Guardian: “It was just a rainbow-coloured hairband,” Robson said. “I didn’t see anything about a protest today. I [...]
Anti-gay Tony Dungy writes about Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for equal rights
I woke up this morning to some Tweets that left me wondering if the words of Martin Luther King mean anything today. The tweet that started it was from NBC’s NFL analyst Tony Dungy, who has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for an anti-gay organization and has said he opposes equality for gay [...]
CBS airs Focus on the Family ad during Tim Tebow game
I was sitting down to watch the Patriots-Broncos AFC playoff game, and I was not expecting an ad from the anti-gay group Focus on the Family. The ad featured a bunch of a adorable kids quoting the Biblical verse John 3:16, closing with “life … wow.” Focus is not a religious organization but rather a [...]
Gay activist wants ‘Margaret Court’ removed from Aussie Open. Tennis Australia responds.
Australian gay activist Kerryn Phelps wants anti-gay tennis legend Margaret Court’s (right) name erased from the Australian Open court that has hosted so many matches. She Tweeted earlier today: “How about changing the name of the Aust Open venue?” Tennis Australia released a statement today distancing itself from Court’s political and religious views while embracing [...]
Margaret Court converts homosexuals, is going to the Australian Open, and you can’t stop her!
The homophobia of tennis legend Margaret Court has been well-documented for years. Last year it came to the fore again as Australians struggle with the question of same-sex marriage; Court has been vocally opposed to it from the dais in her church. Now some folks have started a Facebook page advocating rainbow flags over Margaret [...]
Oxford City soccer player loses roster spot for anti-gay Tweet
We’ve called European soccer the most homophobic corner of elite-level sports, so it’s great when we see someone in that world take a stand. Oxford City of the Southern Premier League has sacked striker Lee Steele for tweeting a homophobic remark about out former rugby star Gareth Thomas. He said of Thomas’ appearance on the [...]
Hazed & killed Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion was gay, family sues
Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion was beaten and killed in a band hazing ritual aboard a team bus in November. The family has acknowledged he was gay, and some students claim the excessive beating was because Champion was gay. According to CNN: One band member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, previously explained that [...]
Meet openly gay pro motorcycle racer Luke Huff
The guys at Queers4Gears have a lengthy interview with out professional motorcycle racer Luke “Lucky” Huff. He talks with them about his longtime partner, his management company (promoting motorcycle racers), and being openly gay in the sport. As we’ve heard over and over again from athletes in many sports, motorcycle racing simply isn’t as overtly [...]
Jonathan Vilma’s ‘asshole tendencies’
Last week, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma Tweeted that grown men shouldn’t act feminine. He denied being homophobic and sexist, and in doing so he proved he’s just an asshole. I don’t intend to call names; I mean “asshole” in the most technical terms. “Asshole” is in the dictionary as “a stupid, incompetent, or [...]
Eagles players would not know how to deal with a gay teammate
“Which Phillies and Eagles are gay?” is the provocative, if somewhat misleading, headline on a story in Philadelphia magazine by Robert Huber. The story does not play a guessing game (though it does mention a bisexual Phillies player) but simply asks the question of Eagles players, along with some from the Flyers, about whether they [...]